STAGES OF BIRTH. STAGE 1: DILATION & EFFACEMENT 🥚Focus: Cervix thins and opens (dilates) to 10 centimeters (about 4 inches). 🥚Process: Uterine contractions become stronger, longer, and closer together, causing the cervix to efface (thin out) and dilate (stretch open). 🥚Phases: Often divided into Early Labor (latent phase) and Active Labor, with active labor being when the cervix dilates more rapidly (around 4cm and beyond). STAGE 2: PUSHING & BIRTH OF THE BABY 🥚Focus: The baby moves through

How much cervix dilation is needed for normal delivery? 🤔👶 During labor, your cervix slowly opens to help baby move out. Normal delivery usually happens when cervix reaches 10 cm dilation ✅ Cervical dilation stages: 1️⃣ Early labor: 1–4 cm 2️⃣ Active labor: 4–7 cm 3️⃣ Transition: 7–10 cm (intense stage) Once you’re 10 cm, baby is ready to come into the world 🌍💛 Stay calm, breathe, move, hydrate — your body knows what to do 🫶 | Sakthi fertility

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